Thursday | OCT. 18 WORKSHOPS & PANELS FREE Miles Nadal JCC, 3rd Floor
Workshops and panels are FREE and open to the public. Seating preference will be given to the festival delegates, then will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. 10:00am – 11:30pm CBC PRESENTS: HOW TO PITCH – THE SECRET OF THE SELL Presented by
Wayne Clark, Senior Program Officer, Independent Production and New Media, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (www.aptn.ca) Moira Keigher, Marketing Manager, National Film Board of Canada (www.nfb.ca)
Get the most in-depth information on how to pitch your story and program ideas and what it takes to work at CBC. This informative session includes a thorough presentation on basics and practical tips for pitching; an insider perspective on what it takes to become a CBC journalist; and a candid look at how Canadian drama makes it to CBC TV. This will be followed by a panel Q&A.
Shane Belcourt, Writer/Director/Producer (www.thebreath.com)
Merelda Fiddler, Current Affairs Producer, CBC Radio Saskatchewan (www.cbc.ca/aboriginal)
1:30pm – 3:00pm MEET THE BUYERS: WHO BUYS WHAT?
Connie Walker, Associate Producer, CBC News: Sunday (www.cbc.ca/sunday) Scott McEwen, Executive in Charge of Development, Drama - English Television A&E (www.cbc.ca)
This jam-packed panel will feature visiting international and Canadian buyers attending this year’s imagineNATIVE Festival. Find out what they are looking for and how you can access their audiences with your current or future projects.
Andrew Johnson, Commissioning Editor & Senior Producer, The Lens (www.cbc.ca/thelens)
Moderator: Jason Ryle, Writer/Director/Programmer, imagineNATIVE Board Chair
11:45pm – 1:15pm DISTRIBUTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Jeff Forster, VP Production and Station Enterprises, Detroit Public Television, USA (www.dptv.org)
Are you trying to find innovative ways to distribute your film? Do you have groundbreaking ideas for new models of independent film distribution? How does the Internet affect modern distribution channels? This highly informative and practical panel will discuss the evolving nature of film and video distribution in the 21st century. They will also talk about how independent artists and producers can find and create their own means of distribution and avoid some inherent pitfalls. As online platforms and alternative venues increasingly create new opportunities for artists to show their work, our knowledgeable panel sheds light on this important subject. Moderator: Shane Smith Director of Programming, Movieola and Silver Screen Classics (www.movieola.ca), imagineNATIVE Board Member Jennifer Chen, General Manager, Ouat Media Distribution (www.ouatmedia.com)
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Jason Silverman, Film Programming Director, Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe (www.ccsantafe.org); Curatorial Associate, Telluride Film Festival (www.telluridefilmfestival.org); Contributing Writer, Wired (www.wired.com)
Jack Ofield, Executive Producer, The Short List, PBS, Cox Media, USA, Movieola, Canada Larry Parr, General Manager – Programming, Maori Television, New Zealand (www.maoritelevision.com) Rumi Ono, Head of International Acquisitions & Programming, TV Man Union, Japan (www.cinefil-imagica.com) Monique Rajotte, Manager of Programmer, Central Region, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (www.aptn.ca) Eric Galatas, Program Director, Free Speech TV, USA (www.freespeech.org)
